[beethoven]

If my memory serves me, you wait about twenty minutes after your meal. The twenty minutes gives your brain time to register you're full and digestion to begin properly. I guess it goes back to not unclogging the sink!!! Consuming adequate water throughout the day was stressed.

[Right-wing Librarian]

That sounds right.

Now, BEFORE the meal:

Let’s say you’re at Outback and the steak has just been served, along with your dry Merlot.

I wonder if it would be ok to sip some merlot first, and if time would need to elapse before the first 3 bites of steak?

I’ve read that consuming red wine along with beef aids digestion of the beef. It’s starting to get confusing!